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Christianity is the main religion in Romania, with Romanian Orthodoxy being its largest denomination. Romania is a secular state and freedom of religion is enshrined in the nation's constitution.
Romania is a secular state without official or state religion. However, the country is predominantly Christian with over 80% of the citizens identifying themselves as Orthodox Christians. Other notable religions practiced n the country include; Roman Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, and Greek Catholicism.
Romanian Orthodox Church, the largest autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Eastern Orthodox church in the Balkans today. It is the church to which the majority of Romanians belong, and in the late 20th century it had a membership of more than 16 million. Christianity first reached Dacia.
Romania is a very religious country, with Christianity being the largest faith. In the 2021 National Census, 85.3% of the population identified as Romanian Orthodox Christians, 4.5% identified as Roman Catholics, 3% identified as Reformed Christians, and 2.5% as Pentecostal Christians.1 A further 4.7% identified with another religion (such as ...
The most widely practiced religion in Romania is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Approximately 81% of the population identifies as Orthodox Christian. The Romanian Orthodox Church was established in 1859 under the Kingdom of Romania and in 1872, it was declared autocephalous.
Romanians’ lives are generally guided by the religious traditions to which they adhere. Thus, ethnic Romanians who follow the practices of Eastern Orthodoxy participate in elaborate customs and ceremonies during Holy Week and at Easter.
The history of Christianity in Romania began within the Roman province of Lower Moesia, where many Christians were martyred at the end of the 3rd century. Evidence of Christian communities has been found in the territory of modern Romania at over a hundred archaeological sites from the 3rd and 4th centuries.
The main religion in Romania is the Romanian Orthodox Church, which comprises more than 80% of the population affiliated with a specific religious denomination. The Catholic Church ranks second with 4.7%, followed by Protestantism with 3.4%, and others with 0.9%.
Being a secular state, Romania has no official or national religion. Majority of the population belongs to the Romanian Orthodox Church with almost 87% observing Eastern Orthodox based on a 2002 census.
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